Stop Memorizing Strumming Patterns.
Learn to hear the groove of a song and let your strumming follow the music naturally.
Maybe you've had this experience:
You find a song you want to play.
You look up the chords.
You find the strumming pattern.
You practice it.
And eventually you can play it...
But it still doesn't sound like the song.
What if you need to learn how to actually hear and feel the rhythm?
You'll learn to listen for
What is the strumming pattern?
What am I hearing?
Where's the pulse?
Where are the accents?
What's happening between the beats?
Can I feel that and let my strumming follow it?
This is for you if
- You can already play basic chords but your strumming still feels mechanical
- You rely on memorized strumming patterns
- You can copy a rhythm but don't really understand what's happening
- You struggle to make your playing sound like the recording
- You think too much about every downstroke and upstroke
- You play guitar, mandolin, or ukulele
This is NOT another "learn 10 strumming patterns" class.
I'm not going to give you a list of patterns to memorize. We're going underneath the patterns — we're learning to hear and feel rhythm.
What we'll do together
Find the pulse
Learn what you're actually listening for when you hear the beat of a song.
Hear the groove
Explore beats, accents, and subdivision and how they create rhythmic feel.
Connect hearing to movement
Use your body and strumming hand to physically connect with the groove.
Turn the groove into strumming
Let your strumming respond naturally rather than mechanically following a pattern.
Apply it to music
Put the ideas into practice so you can experience the difference firsthand.
Live Q&A
After the intensive, bring your questions and the rhythm you're struggling with. We'll work through it together.
The recording
You'll receive the full recording afterward, so you can revisit it anytime.
Rhythm is one part of becoming a more musical player. There are other skills involved in hearing, understanding, remembering, and playing the music you love — but we're not solving all of that in one workshop. We're going deep on one thing: rhythm. By the end, you'll have a new way to approach it.
Ready to stop memorizing and start feeling?
Bring your guitar, mandolin, or ukulele. You don't need to be an advanced player — just comfortable enough with basic chords to focus on rhythm rather than learning chord shapes.